Sophocles: An Interpretation

ISBN-13: 9780521296847 / Angielski / Miękka / 1980 / 360 str.

Reginald P. Winnington-Ingram;Sophocles; R. P. Winnington-Ingram

Opis

In this interpretation of the seven extant tragedies of Sophocles, Professor Winnington-Ingram provides not so much a straightforward account of Sophocles as an exploration of his tragic vision of the world. The Sophoclean 'hero' lies at the centre of this vision. Taking the plays individually but without losing sight of the single consistent mind behind them, the author faces the questions of how the hero is to be regarded, what we are to make of the fates he suffered and the divine powers who controlled those fates. He proceeds by a detailed study of what Sophocles wrote, by close attention to form and recurrent themes, and especially by close analysis of a number of choral odes. Students of Greek drama will find that this detailed study provides invaluable insights into the meaning of the tragedies. Greek in the text is translated or paraphrased, so that the book will also be of interest to students of the literature and drama of other cultures.

Spis treści

Preface; Bibliography of short titles; 1. Introduction; 2. The mind of Ajax; 3. The burial of Ajax; 4. Trachiniae; 5. Sophocles and the irrational: three odes in Antigone; 6. Creon and Antigone; 7. Fate in Sophocles; 8. The fall of Oedipus; 9. Furies in Sophocles; 10. Electra; 11. Oedipus at Colonus; 12. Philoctetes; 13. Heroes and gods; Appendices; Select index.